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strafing



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Hemsley and his fellow insurance CEOs also recently faced down testy members of Congress in two House hearings, taking a critical strafing from lawmakers of both parties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

The rain blew harder, strafing the windows, and as brother and sister talked, at times teasing one another, they suggested they were learning that life comes in increments of loss and renewal.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2025

He would often try to drive me away, come strafing and threatening, and an alarming thing about that is their flight is completely silent.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2023

In one of this book’s later interviews, with a Seventh-day Adventist magazine, Gregory advocates a raw food diet and does a strafing run over soul food.

From New York Times Nov. 14, 2022

Rain began its blitz, tranging bullets off the roof and strafing the puddles round the barn.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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